Ethnocentric

Word ETHNOCENTRIC
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Definitions and meanings of "Ethnocentric"

What do we mean by ethnocentric?

Of or pertaining to ethnocentrism.

THe belief that your culture/way of life is better then everyone elses. Urban Dictionary

Ethnocentrism is the attitude and/or ideology concerning the relationship between an individual’s own group and other groups. Ethnocentrism occurs when negative value judgments are made about others based on the differences between one’s own culture and a foreign culture. Ethnocentrism occurs when an individual considers his culture/nation to be absolutely superior to other nations or cultures. Urban Dictionary

A state comparable to racism, where one believes that one's culture or cultural facet is the best culture/facet. (the pronunciation is debatable) Urban Dictionary

When a white cop sees a black man and knows hes carrying a pound of cocaine. Urban Dictionary

1. When a dog is haten cause u ain't him 2.a tendency ta vizzle alien groups or cultures from tha perspective of a bothas own dawg Urban Dictionary

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The word "ethnocentric" in example sentences

Native Americans consider this term ethnocentric and insulting. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In particular, among white voters being ethnocentric is associated — independent of self-described ideology and other factors — with decreased support for means-tested welfare: ❋ Unknown (2010)

In the United States, an obscene alliance of corporate supremacists, desperate labor unions, certain ethnocentric Latino activist organizations and a majority of our elected officials in Washington works diligently to keep our borders open, wages suppressed and the American people all but helpless to resist the crushing financial and economic burden created by the millions of illegal aliens who crash our borders each year. advertisement ❋ Unknown (2006)

If we didn't want blacks to engage in ethnocentric politics, well, our ancestors shouldn't have dragged them here in chains. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The labels "ethnocentric" and "elitist," used by Professor Barraclough to describe Elias's orientation, are as misleading as they are wrong. ❋ Goudsblom, Johan (1983)

In short, ethnocentric in some ways, yes, but Champlain’s attitudes were grounded in ideas of universal justice, faith, and peace. ❋ David Hackett Fischer (2008)

We have good evidence and proof, "he said in his opening statement at the sought to portray the Serbs as the victims, blaming the former Croat leader Franjo Tudjman and the former Bosnian Muslim leader Alija Izetbegović of pursuing" ethnocentric "aims, with the desire to create Croatian and Bosnian Muslim states respectively. ❋ Mark Tran (2010)

The increasing demand to experience art made around the world has driven critics, curators, and collectors to adapt to the diversity of the new international markets by leaving behind the old impediments of ethnocentric values. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2011)

Paul Johnson, in his 1985 “A History of the Jews” gave a long list of prominent Jews from Heine onward who saw themselves as assimilated and nonethnic when they were young men, but then became more ethnocentric and concerned with Jewish identity as they aged. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If you have power and are ethnocentric you might say to other people: My way is better than your way, which means that you have to do things my way. ❋ Paul Stoller (2011)

As a result of a great deception by some American modernist critics and artists of the first half of the 20th century, and the blithe yet ethnocentric ignorance of many others to follow them, it is foresseable that the outcome of this debate and realignment of histories will dismay American culturophiles. ❋ G. Roger Denson (2011)

Even as the artworks probe the limits of our most primitive ethnocentric biases, they affirm our place on the planet as the dominant species - having the power to discriminate over other life forms. ❋ Spread ArtCulture (2010)

If you believe that America should impose its style of democracy in Iraq, for example, you are engaging in ethnocentric thinking. ❋ Paul Stoller (2011)

‘It would be equally unfortunate if an ahistorical and ethnocentric conservatism were to deny that addressing that challenge is both feasible and desirable.’ ❋ Unknown (2009)

Um ... how can you argue this isn't racist, or at the very least painfully and awkwardly ethnocentric??? ❋ Unknown (2009)

The successful demonization of government by the Reagan-era GOP as the entity that unjustly shifts wealth from hard-working "real" Americans to undeserving losers who don't look like "us," allows people like Ryan to talk in wonkish terms while signaling clearly to the party's ethnocentric and resentment-filled based what is at stake in opposing further government spending to help those in need. ❋ Jonathan Weiler (2011)

"Man muslims are actually the best people in the world, [praise Allah] [bla bla]" THats an ethnocentricor if you got a problem with [the example] being muslim.(making you ethnocentric) "Britain is so much better than america!" ❋ Smith_jezza (2005)

"you and [youre] [ideas] are bad and mine are better!"([dumbfucker]) ❋ Jens-Fredrik (2004)

[I think] you shouldn't be so [whitewashed]. ❋ Ruckus (2005)

Damn that [cop] pulled my ass over again. He must be da ethnocentrism type. At least he didn't find our weed, [guns], and stolen [narcotics]. ❋ Captain Kurk 69 (2010)

Jim: Dude, Joe be [haten] muh race yo Bill: [Thaz] wak, he is usin' ethnocentrism to mess [wit ya] ❋ Cat In My HaT (2007)

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